“A record high (projected harvest. -

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), about 145 million tons in total, and wheat - 95 million tons. This will be an absolute record,” TASS quotes him as saying.

Rylko added that the risks include late harvesting and worsening weather in agricultural regions.

In July, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture predicted that the grain harvest in the country at the end of the year would amount to 130 million tons.